Posted By Tom Kensler On October 11, 2013 @ 7:59 am In College Sports,Colorado State University,Football,Mountain West Conference | No Comments

Colorado State quarterback Garrett Grayson. (The Associated Press)

With a big thanks to the sports information departments of the respective schools, here are 10 things you may not know about Saturday’s game in Fort Collins between Colorado State (2-3, 0-0 MW) and San Jose State (2-3, 1-1):

1. Colorado State offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin was San Jose State’s head coach for four seasons (1997-2000).

2. Already this season, SJSU will be playing in its fourth time zone (Mountain) in Fort Collins, following games against Minnesota (Central), San Jose (Pacific) and Hawaii (Hawaii-Aleutian).

5. According to Stats.com, Spartans senior linebacker Keith Smith is the only player dating back at least to 1998 to record 20 or more tackles in consecutive games. He had 21 stops at Minnesota and 20 vs. Utah State.

6. CSU was sacked five times by the Spartans during last year’s 40-20 loss in San Jose.

7. Rams junior wideout Charles Lovett, who has missed the first five games due to leg injuries, caught a 38-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Garrett Grayson against San Jose State in last year’s meeting.

8. SJSU senior David Fales ranks seventh in career passing efficiency among active college quarterbacks with a 158.51 rating. The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M, leads with a 163.31 rating and top 2013 Heisman candidate Marcus Mariota of Oregon ranks second at 162.97.

9. Denver Broncos safety Duke Ihenacho played for San Jose State and then coach Mike MacIntyre, who is now at Colorado.

10. San Jose State’s 103-man roster (with walk-ons) includes 93 players from the state of California.

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